Sports

January 8, 2025

Wednesday’s high school basketball tournament scores

Sequoyah County Classic

Championship Semifinals

At Roland

Boys

Central 64, Roland 61

Muldrow 55, Stigler 43

Girls

Roland 60, Stigler 34

Muldrow 47, Central 25

Consolation Semifinals

At Gore

Boys

Gore 78, Gans 31

Girls

Gore 55, Gans 12

Arkansas River Shootout

At Webbers Falls

Boys

Whitesboro 43, Webbers Falls 41

Girls

Webbers Falls 54, Keota 31

Henryetta Tournament

Boys

Valliant 48, Sallisaw 37

Girls

Sallisaw 57, Beggs 36

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A: Main, Main, News

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JUST FOLKS

Sarah Mitchell

By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER

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In the quiet hills of Sequoyah County, former meteorologist Sarah Mitchell is living a life far removed from the stormy skies and radar screens that once filled her days. Having spent 15 years predict...

Muldrow teams sweep Gans; Vian teams fall to Central boys, Stigler girls in Day 2 action

B: Sports

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Muldrow teams sweep Gans; Vian teams fall to Central boys, Stigler girls in Day 2 action

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

January 9, 2025

It was a Muldrow sweep of the Gans teams at Roland High School’s Ranger Dome and a combined sweep of the Vian squads by the Central Tigers and the Stigler Lady Panthers at Gore Event Center on Day 2 o...